Finance Business Partner - Brand & Marketing

Join us at Greene King the country's leading pub company and brewer, where our mission is to pour happiness into lives and become the pride of great British hospitality. We have something special, deeply rooted in our 220-year brewing and pub history, creating the business we are proudly known for today. Still today our 39,000 strong team are the guardians of what’s wholly British, the pub experience.  

Greene King’s brand and marketing activities are evolving fast as we move to new ways of attracting and maintain customers.  This role will evolve alongside the group’s commercial offer, so it is essential that the role holder can accept and manage change.  This will be a fast-paced environment with a high degree of variability. 

Whilst this role will specialise in an area of Greene King’s commercial offering, it will be important to have an awareness of the entire commercial ecosystem. 

Scope includes 

Relationships and influencing 

• Business partnering with an element of the Commercial function, combining support with challenge as appropriate.  This will mean developing first rate relationships with key stakeholders and building trust such that your opinion is valued and you bring real credibility to challenge. 

• It is expected that the role holder makes commercial recommendations based on evidence and experience, having a real impact on the profitability and cash flow of Greene King.  You will need to use influence to shape decision making and have a core focus on critical evaluation.  This is not a passive role. 

• Build relationships across the Commercial and Finance functions, and also with key external consultants and partners, holding them to account in the same way as internal stakeholders. 

• Prioritise workload based on commerciality and be comfortable with not being able to meet all requests. 

Data, insight and reporting 

• Producing first rate commercial analysis which will be clear, concise and insight focused.  The role holder will be expected to add to collective responsibility for the entire Commercial Finance team’s analysis and reporting environment, constantly stiving for improved quality. 

• Alongside analysis this role will need to support with an element of regular reporting, developing first class reporting solutions and looking for ways to make them more efficient. 

• Modelling of scenarios, working with key stakeholders, and production of honest and comprehensive post investment appraisal with an outcome focus. 

• Comfortable with both financial and non-financial inputs to draw conclusions. 

Financial control 

• Responsibility for production of budgets, forecasts and strategic plans (together “financial plans”) or parts thereof for areas of Greene King’s Commercial offering.  This is likely to include collective responsibility for areas of financial plans alongside peers. 

• Take responsibility for key processes such as menu or business case sign off and post investment review, producing relevant governance submissions. 

Behavioural 

• Deputise as required for peers or line managers. 

• Have a service centric mindset, prioritising our ultimate and immediate customers. 

• Take responsibility for personal development and collective responsibility for the development of the Commercial Finance team, in particular Analysts. 

• Prioritise workload based on the commercial impact.  Constantly review priorities to ensure they align with the business. 

What you’ll bring… 

• Qualified accountant with significant post qualification experience (3y+) or significant experience in a business facing business partnering role
• Able to form and develop relationships across the wider Greene King business, along with external advisors
• Able to analyse complex financial and non-financial scenarios, reach logical conclusions and recommend actions in a clear, concise, and persuasive way
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, able to explain and present technical items in a simple way
• Ability to flex with changing priorities, prioritising effectively through balancing short-term deliverables with long term objectives to deliver for the business

• Commercial Finance/Business Partnering experience (with financial modelling/investment appraisal/analysis) is advantageous

We’re all about rewarding our team’s hard work, that’s why…

You’ll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:

• The chance to further your career across our well-known brands – as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career. 
• Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.
• Free employee assistance program – mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!
• Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.
• Refer a friend – who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could earn £1,500 for referring them!
• Wagestream – access your wage before payday for when life happens.
• Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more…